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School will ‘transform the region’ By DANYA PEREZ-HERNANDEZ THE MONITOR
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McALLEN — Texas A&M University’s flagship campus in College Station plans to open a satellite campus in McAllen, local and university officials announced during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The announcement, which city officials said will
“transform the region,” culminates about four years of careful and quiet preparation, Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp said in an exclusive interview with The Monitor. The facility will be an extension of Texas A&M in College Station, he said, and will share its funding from the Permanent University Funds and be run by A&M
President Michael Young. Students will be able to take classes in McAllen and receive a diploma from College Station, Sharp said. “This is not like Texas A&M International in Laredo; it’s not like Texas A&M Kingsville; it’s not like Texas A&M San Antonio,” Sharp said. “This is Texas
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Suspect caught transporting immigrants YOUNG
By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES
2016 GOP
MEXICO’S FOREIGN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
EIGHT TOURISTS DEAD PERRY
Legal trouble, debates to blame By ABBY LIVINGSTON TEXAS TRIBUNE
Rick Perry blamed his criminal indictment and exclusion from the Republican debate mainstage for his failed presidential bid in his first interview since suspending his presidential campaign on Friday. “The indictment by the Travis County district attorney’s office, this drunk DA that had used this office, we think, for political purposes … it had a real corrosive effect on our ability to raise money,” he said on Fox News’ “Hannity.” “The political opponents, they did their damage,” he later added of his legal problems. The indictments against Perry were lodged by a special prosecutor, and brought by a grand jury, not the Travis County DA, as Perry said on Hannity.
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Shoppers walk around Cairo’s Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Egypt, Tuesday. Sunday’s airborne attack by Egyptian forces on tourists in the western desert, among the deadliest involving tourists in Egypt, came as the country has been trying to revive its vital tourism industry since the turmoil following the 2011 uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
Egyptian forces mistakenly shot at Mexicans By MARK STEVENSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said Tuesday that embassy personnel in Egypt have identified six more bodies as those of Mexican citizens killed in air attack by Egyptian police and military forces. The deaths of two Mexicans had earlier been confirmed, bringing the total number of Mexicans killed to eight. Six other Mexicans were wounded in the attack. The department said Tuesday their condition is stable. There were 14 or 15
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said Tuesday evening the government is investigating “the precise details of this tragedy,” adding that “the chain of events is still confusing and unclear.” Mexicans who were traveling on a desert oasis tour at the time. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Tuesday called Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to offer his condolences and reiterate that Egypt
will provide all necessary medical assistance for the injured, presidency spokesman Alaa Youssef said in a statement in Cairo. Egyptian forces hunting militants in the country’s western desert mistakenly
opened fire on several vehicles used by Mexican tourists, killing 12 people on Sunday. The other dead are believed to be Egyptians. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said Tuesday evening the government is investigating “the precise details of this tragedy,” adding that “the chain of events is still confusing and unclear.” “We still do not know if the convoy was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, or if some error was involved,” Shukri said. Egyptian officials
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A man was arrested in Zapata County for transporting immigrants who had crossed the border illegally, records state. U.S. Border Patrol said Juan Feliz Rangel was transporting six Mexican citizens illegally present in the United States. Rangel is in federal detention. On Sept. 3, agents assigned to an area south of Zapata said they observed three vehicles driving in tandem. The driver of one vehicle, a gray Dodge pickup, veered to the shoulder when he noticed law enforcement presence but continued driving. Then, agents said the two other vehicles drastically reduced their speed as the Dodge kept its speed. Records state the Dodge abruptly turned into a parking lot. Agents said they saw the driver walking into the store. Fifteen minutes passed and the driver remained inside the store, records show. A supervisory agent went inside the store to locate the driver. Meanwhile, agents said they approached the Dodge and noticed several people lying on the floorboard. All occupants admitted to being in the country illegally, according to court documents. The driver and the six immigrants were taken to the Zapata Border Patrol Station. There, agents identified the driver as Rangel, who allegedly agreed to speak to authorities regarding the smuggling attempt. Rangel voluntarily stated he was offered $200 per immigrant to move the group from Roma to Laredo, records state. Rangel told agents he expected further instructions once arriving in Laredo, states the criminal complaint filed Sept. 8. (César G. Rodriguez may be reached at 7282568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)